Description:
Dating from the time when the Post Office Tower was the tallest building in Britain, the
complete set of this ultra scarce children's travel guide around Britain's capital city
features a wealth of information about its history and landmarks.
Each book contains 6 tours (apart from No. 3, which only has four) intended to encompass all
places of interest in and around Central London – e.g. Hyde Park, Houses of Parliament,
Monument, British Museum, &c. Additionally, there is a list of local snack bars, cafés,
and picnic spots in the area of each tour – most of these will, no doubt, be only of
historical interest now! Remarkably, all 120 colour stamps (40 × 3) are present and
unused. The idea being that when the reader visited a certain place (e.g. Marble Arch), they
would paste the appropriate stamp over the map in the centre of the book. It is interesting
that the publishers were permitted to include the Post Office Tower in that set, seeing that
up until the mid-1990s, the Tower was a state secret and therefore did not feature on any
maps of London!
There are also several quizzes and games (including a crossword), all of which have been left
unsolved.

Each book is illustrated with a mix of b&w photographs and wonderful two-tone (either red or
blue) monochrome line drawings.

Overall condition of the books is excellent, although the front covers are lightly creased
near the spine, and book No. 1 has some minor wear on its cover. Internally, the books are as
new: pages are crisp, clean, and completely free from foxing or tanning – no doubt
helped by the glossy paper on which they were printed.